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Videos of ICE Shooting in Texas Capture a Confused and Fatal Encounter

Officials said a 23-year-old Texan had intentionally run over an officer, a claim his family and friend denied. Newly released footage leaves the truth murky.

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A Call for Reporting Tips Rankles Pentagon Officials

A Washington Post appeal for information about the military qualified as prohibited “solicitation,” according to defense officials.

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When Weight-Loss Drugs Don’t Work

Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments. But one in 10 people are what scientists call “non-responders.”

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Why Oil Prices Surged Even After the Release of Strategic Reserves

Reserves or no reserves, the outlook remains bleak as long as a major oil and gas trade route remains virtually closed.

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At 13, He Was Selling Sneakers. At 18, He’s Facing Terror Charges.

In February, Emir Balat disappeared from the online marketplace he frequented. Weeks later, he was arrested in a homemade-bomb attack near Gracie Mansion.

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Could Free Child Care Last the Full Day? Some Working Parents Hope So.

New York City will start offering free child care for 2-year-olds this fall. A question for the Mamdani administration is whether it will be available past 2:30 p.m.

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He Was Convicted in a Fatal Hit and Run. Why Isn’t He in Prison?

A New Jersey jury found Harris Jacobs guilty of leaving the scene of an accident after he struck a pedestrian with his S.U.V. But jurors would not have the final word.

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At China’s Big Political Meeting, a Rare Debate About Inequality

China’s plan to raise pensions for farmers by less than $3 a month prompted rare criticism from lawmakers about the country’s threadbare social safety net.

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Jimmy Kimmel Addresses the Notion of a Drone Strike on California

“Isn’t this how ‘Ironman 3’ started?” Kimmel said after the F.B.I. warned state officials tobb prepare for a retaliatory Iranian drone strike on the West Coast ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards.

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Cuba Doesn’t Have to Be Next

Catastrophe in Cuba is not a foregone conclusion.

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Top-End Auction Sales Help Pull Global Art Market Out of Slump, Study Says

The top drivers included a $2.2 billion auction week in New York and strong fall fairs, according to the annual Art Basel and UBS report.

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A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care

As medical costs rise, more than 80 million people have made sacrifices like skipping meals and driving less, a new survey finds.

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How to Afford Housing in London: Multiple Roommates, No Living Room

High prices have pushed more Londoners to live with roommates well into their late 20s and 30s — if they can afford to move out of their parents’ homes at all.

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Washington State Passes ‘Millionaires’ Tax’

It would be the first income tax in Washington, affecting an estimated 20,000 households. Some of the wealthiest are leaving for Florida.

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Trump’s Tour of States Is About More Than the Midterms

Beyond talking about the economy and voters’ hardships, the president is showing that he still has control over the Republican Party.

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René Redzepi Steps Down at Noma Amid Allegations of Past Abuse

After 23 years running the Copenhagen restaurant, widely considered one of the most innovative and important in the world, the chef is resigning.

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Israel Bombards Lebanese Capital in Latest Round of Strikes

Lebanon’s health ministry said at least seven people were killed in the Beirut attacks early Thursday.

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Noma Faces Los Angeles Protest Over Allegations of Past Abuse by Its Chef

At the vaunted restaurant’s pop-up in the Silver Lake neighborhood, fallout from recent reports continued.

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Looting Lululemon: Thieves Target Athleisure Stores in New York City

Thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise was stolen in a series of recent thefts at Lululemon and Alo stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn, the police said.

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Two People Die After Paid Plasma Donation at Clinics in Canada

Grifols, a Spanish health care company, operates clinics in Canada that collect blood plasma from donors in exchange for an honorarium.

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Strong or Weak? How Trump Picks His Battles.

Despite his tough talk, President Trump has consistently made allowances for countries he sees as powerful or dominant.

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Ex-Officer Who Took Nude Images From Phones in Traffic Stops Is Sentenced

The former Missouri police officer, Julian Alcala, was sentenced to two years in prison and now faces civil lawsuits from several of the 20 victims the authorities identified.

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Initial Military Investigation Faults the U.S. For a School Strike in Iran

Also, world leaders agree to tap oil reserves. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

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How Trump Is Using the Paxton-Cornyn Race to Squeeze the Senate Over the SAVE Act

The president has yet to make an endorsement in the contest between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton as he tries to push the Senate to pass a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polls.

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Charlie Kirk’s Group Expands Into High Schools. G.O.P. States Are Signing On.

Turning Point USA, the right-wing campus group, is partnering with Arkansas and Indiana, the latest of several states to have similar arrangements.

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Starmer Was Warned of Mandelson’s Ties to Epstein Ahead of Ambassador Pick

Documents released by the U.K. government on Wednesday showed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer was told of Peter Mandelson’s ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Protections for Haitian Immigrants

The administration has also sought to end deportation protections for other immigrant groups, including Syrians.

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ICE Lawyer Who Told Judge She Was Overwhelmed Is Running for Congress

Julie T. Le, a former government lawyer, described in stark terms how overstretched the legal system had become during the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Now, she said, she hopes to fix the “system’s failures” by running for Congress.

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Why Falling Cats Always Seem to Land on Their Feet

It takes backbone to solve an enigma like the “falling cat” problem.

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Trump Wants to Bend Iran. Netanyahu Wants to Break It.

American goals are starting to conflict with Israel’s.

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